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Mystic River Bridge (1854)

New London County, Connecticut

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Mystic River Bridge (Oldest)

Removed

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in July 2016

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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BH Photo #359385

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Description 

This entry could be considered a composite of three similar timber draws at this location between 1819 and 1866. A rebuild in 1854 by Henry Latham was later purchased by the towns of Stonington and Groton and made free. It was replaced in 1866 by a Truesdell truss swing bridge. A similar bridge was constructed in 1904 slightly south as a temporary bridge while a new bridge was being erected on Main Street. The temporary bridge lasted about three months and was removed.

Facts 

Overview
Lost timber draw bridge over Mystic River on Main Street in Mystic
Location
Stonington, New London County, Connecticut
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1854; replaced 1866
Builder
- Henry Latham
Design
Timber bascule draw
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.35488, -71.96852   (decimal degrees)
41°21'18" N, 71°58'07" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/251672/4582406 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Mystic
Inventory number
BH 72929 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,802)
Bascule (1,109)
Beam (17,489)
Built 1854 (61)
Built during 1850s (684)
Connecticut (863)
Groton, Connecticut (4)
Henry Latham (1)
Lost (32,321)
 Lost 1866 (7)
Lost during 1860s (89)
Movable (3,195)
Mystic, Connecticut (7)
New London County, Connecticut (75)
Replaced by new bridge (22,027)
Stonington, Connecticut (1)
Timber stringer (4,521)

Update Log 

  • February 24, 2020: New photo from Chester Gehman
  • July 27, 2016: Updated by Douglas Butler: Mystic River Historical Society old drawbridge
  • July 26, 2016: Added by Douglas Butler

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Sources 

  • Douglas Butler
  • Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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